resolvent

American  

[ri-zol-vuhnt] / rɪˈzɒl vənt /

adjective

1. resolving; causing solution; solvent.

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noun

1. something resolvent.

2. Medicine/Medical. a remedy that causes resolution of a swelling or inflammation.

resolvent British  

/ rɪˈzɒlvənt /

adjective

1. serving to dissolve or separate something into its elements; resolving

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noun

1. something that resolves; solvent

2. a drug or agent able to reduce swelling or inflammation

Etymology

Origin of resolvent

1670–80; < Latin resolvent- (stem of resolvēns ), present participle of resolvere to resolve; see -ent

Example Sentences

Observing him in these moods, I often dwelt meditatively upon the old philosophy of the Bi-Part Soul, and amused myself with the fancy of a double Dupin—the creative and the resolvent.

From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Willis, Nathaniel Parker

Pliny tells us the Daisy was used in his time with Mugwort as a resolvent to scrofulous tumours.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

The wife and the big family out at Cospicua, which is near Valletta, seemed to be a powerful resolvent of sentimental ideas.

From Command by McFee, William

It is useful also locally in rheumatic affections as a resolvent and anodyne, in acne, and as a parasiticide.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various

Ichthyol when rubbed undiluted on the normal skin does not set up dermatitis, yet it is a resolvent, and in a high degree a soother of pain and itching.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 by Various